Mercadito Chicago

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE BAR IN THE FIRST FLOOR. RUSTED GREASE TRAP AND LID. MUST REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE. REMOVE CARDBOARD BEING USED AS A SHELVE LINER IN THE DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVE.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MISSING PART OF THE BASEBOARD/COVING BEHIND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE REACH IN FREEZER IN THE BASEMNENT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 18, 2015: 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.